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Jayam (2002 Film)
''Jayam'' () is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language romantic action drama film written, produced and directed by Teja under the banner Chitram Movies. The film stars Nithiin, Sadha, and Gopichand in the lead roles, marking the acting debut of Nithiin and Sadha. The music was composed by R. P. Patnaik. The film received positive reviews from critics, with praise for the performances and music, and emerged as a commercial blockbuster. It was later remade in Tamil in 2003 under the same title by Mohan Raja, starring Ravi Mohan in his debut as a lead actor, earning him the moniker "Jayam Ravi," with Sadha and Gopichand reprising their roles. Plot Venkataramana alias "Venky" is from a poor family who meets Sujatha at his college and falls in love with her. After many meetings, Sujatha falls in love with Venky. However, Sujatha's father learns about this from an astrologer where he fixes Sujatha's marriage with her cousin Raghu, a womanizer and rogue. Raghu falls in love with Sujat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teja (film Director)
Teja (born Jasti Dharma Teja; 22 February 1966) is an Indian director, cinematographer, and screenwriter known for his work primarily in Telugu cinema. He is a recipient of a Nandi Award for Best Director and a Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu.' He began his career as a cinematographer with Ram Gopal Varma's bilingual film ''Raat'' (1992). He went on to work on over ten films in Hindi and Telugu, including ''Money'' (1993), ''Tere Mere Sapne'' (1996), ''Ghulam'' (1998), ''Sangharsh'' (1999), and ''Krodh'' (2000). Teja transitioned to direction and initially gained recognition for making low-budget romantic dramas that became highly successful. He made his directorial debut with '' Chitram'' (2000), followed by ''Nuvvu Nenu'' (2001) and ''Jayam'' (2002), which earned him further acclaim. His other notable films include ''Avunanna Kaadanna'' (2005) and '' Nene Raju Nene Mantri'' (2017). Early life Teja was born on 22 February 1966 in Madras (now Chennai) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakshmipathi
Chittajalu Lakshmipati, known mononymously as Lakshmipati, was an Indian actor and writer who predominantly appeared in Telugu films, acting in over 70 of them. He was the elder brother of Sobhan, who directed the film '' Varsham''. He died a few days after his brother's death. Career Lakshmipati started as a writer and no time he started hosting shows like the well known sensational show called ''Huss Gup Chup'' as Gireesam Master and he worked as writer for Krishna Vamsi's '' Chandralekha'' and he is a well known comedian to Telugu film lovers. He was first seen in Chiranjeevi's ''Choodalani Vundi''. He got a break as an actor with EVV's film '' Allari'' and he first played a negative role in Mahesh Babu's ''Bobby'', directed by his brother Sobhan. He also played significant roles in ''Andhrudu'', ''Pedababu'' and ''Kithakithalu''. Death Lakshmipati died of a heart attack on 7 February 2008. Filmography # ''Pelli Peetalu'' (1998) # '' 9 Nelalu'' (2000) # '' Murari'' (2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KK (singer)
Krishnakumar Kunnath (23 August 1968 – 31 May 2022), popularly known as KK, was an Indian playback singer. KK is regarded as one of the greatest playback singers of India, noted for his versatility in a variety of music genres. He recorded songs primarily in Hindi, Tamil language, Tamil, Telugu language, Telugu and Kannada. He was a recipient of two Screen Awards, along with nominations for six Filmfare Awards. KK began his career by singing advertising jingles and made his film debut in 1996 with a song in ''Maachis''. KK released his debut album, ''Pal (album), Pal'' in 1999. The songs "Pal" and "Yaaron" from the album became popular, and are used in school graduations. The album turned out to be his career breakthrough. The song "Tadap Tadap Ke" from the 1999 film ''Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'', earned him his first Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer nomination. KK went onto establish himself as one of the leading singers of the 2000s with successful songs in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singer Usha
Usha (born 29 May 1980) is an Indian singer who works predominantly in Telugu cinema, Telugu. She has sung in Kannada language, Kannada and Tamil language, Tamil also. In a career spanning about 10 years, she has established herself as one of the leading playback singers in the Telugu film industry and has worked with many major music directors. Career Music competitions Usha began her singing career with "Paadutha Teeyaga", a music based program on ETV Telugu, Eenadu Television hosted by singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam. She stood first in the competition and later followed up by winning another music contest titled "Navaragam" on Gemini TV. Usha participated in various music-related shows on TV between 1996 and 2000. Her performance in "Endaro Mahanubhavlu" on Gemini TV won her appreciation and applause from the audience. She later participated in "Meri Awaz Suno" on STAR TV (Asia), Star TV and was one of the finalists in the All-India finals. She also participated in various Hin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kulasekhar
Kulasekhar (15 August 1971 – 26 November 2024) was an Indian lyricist known for his works in Telugu cinema. He wrote lyrics for over 100 films and had multiple collaborations with director Teja and music director R. P. Patnaik. Kulasekhar began suffering from memory loss in 2008 due to a mental health condition. This coincided with his directorial debut, ''Premalekha Rasa'' (2007), which turned out to be an unsuccessful venture and did not receive a theatrical release for a long time. In 2013, he was arrested for temple theft, later deemed mentally unstable, and sent for treatment. He faced few more arrests for theft accusations, struggled with multiple health problems, and ultimately died in 2024. Early life Kulasekhar was born on 15 August 1971 in Simhachalam to T. P. Sriramachandracharyulu and Ranganayakamma. Kulasekhar developed an interest in music and literature from an early age. After completing his formal education, he joined ETV Network as a reporter and later wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sreeram
''Shriraam'' is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language action masala film directed by V. N. Aditya and produced by Burugapally Siva Rama Krishna. It stars Uday Kiran, Anita, and Ashish Vidyarthi in lead roles. Music was composed by R. P. Patnaik. It is a remake of the Tamil film, '' Dhill'' (2001), which starred Vikram and Laila. The film was an average grosser at the box office. Plot Sriram (Uday Kiran) wants to become a cop. Madhu (Anitha) is the sister of Sriram's brother-in-law. Circle Inspector "Encounter" Shankar misbehaves with Madhu which causes a fight between Sriram and Shankar. Shankar decides to take revenge on Sriram by filing a false report during police verification about sub-inspector selections and also kills Sriram's dearest friend. Finally Sriram confronts and kills him. Cast * Uday Kiran as Sreeram Kumar * Anita Hassanandani as Madhu * Ashish Vidyarthi as C.I. "Encounter" Shankar * Siva Krishna as Police Officer Narayana * Sunil as Bose * Easwari Rao as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santosham (2002 Film)
''Santosham'' ( Happiness) is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film directed by Dasaradh who co-wrote the film with Gopimohan and Trivikram Srinivas. It stars Nagarjuna, Gracy Singh and Shriya Saran in lead roles, with Prabhu Deva and K. Viswanath playing the supporting roles. The music was composed by R. P. Patnaik. The film won two Nandi Awards and two Filmfare Awards South. Released on 9 May 2002, the film was well received by critics and was declared a ''Blockbuster'' at the box office. It became the highest grossing film in Nagarjuna's career and was one of the highest grossing films of the year. It was a welcome break for Nagarjuna from the consecutive flops he suffered since 2000. It was dubbed in Tamil as ''Santhosha Vanille'' and in Hindi as ''Pehli Nazar ka Pehla Pyaar''. The film was remade in Kannada as ''Ugadi'' (2007). Plot Karthik is a rich architect in Ooty. He falls in love with Padmavathi "Padhu". Padhu is hesitant to accept and reciprocate Kar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aditya Music
Aditya Music India Private Limited is an Indian music record label company, which owns the label Aditya Music. It produces music for the Telugu cinema industry and is headquartered at Hyderabad, Telangana. Overview The company was founded by Umesh Gupta, initially as a distribution and marketing company for music labels in Andhra Pradesh. In 1996, the label Aditya Music was established, and in 2000 they began manufacturing audio cassettes. Aditya Music founder is ARUN KUMAR Hindi and Bhojpuri. Soundtrack discography Telugu cinema *'' Swathi Muthyam'' (1985) *'' Oke Okkadu'' (1999) *'' Thammudu'' (1999) *'' Gemini'' (2002) *'' Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi'' (2003) *'' Devullu'' (2000) *'' Siva Rama Raju'' (2002) *''Sri Anjaneyam'' (2004) *'' Varsham'' (2004) *'' Jai Chiranjeeva'' (2005) *'' Athadu'' (2005) *'' Bangaram'' (2006) *''Stalin'' (2006) *'' Sri Ramadasu'' (2006) *'' Desamuduru'' (2007) *'' Maharathi'' (2007) *''Guru'' (2007) *''Pandurangadu'' (2008) *'' Magad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lakshmi (actress)
Aishwarya Lakshmi Priya, popularly known as Sri Lakshmi, is an Indian actress who is known for her comic roles in Telugu films. She has also appeared in Tamil films. More than 500 films to her credit, she later turned her attention towards television serials. Lakshmi has received four Nandi Awards for Best Female Comedian. Early life Aishwarya Lakshmi Priya was born and brought up in Madras into a Telugu family from Rajahmundry, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. Her father Amarnath and brother Rajesh were actors. Rajesh's daughter Aishwarya is also a film actress. Career Daughter of veteran Telugu actor/Producer Dr. Amarnath, Aishwarya Lakshmi Priya entered the film industry to support her family after her father had fallen sick. Initially, she did minimal and unnoticeable characters. After noticing her spark in playing comedic roles, director Jandhyala offered her a meatier role in '' Rendu Jella Sita'', which turned her career. In the Telugu film industry, she ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakeela
C. Shakeela, known mononymously as Shakeela, is an Indian actress and politician who has predominantly acted in Tamil cinema, Tamil, Malayalam cinema, Malayalam and Telugu language, Telugu language films. She is a member of Indian National Congress. Shakeela debuted in the softcore pornographic film ''Playgirls'' (1995) at the age of 18. She became a popular figure in Kerala with the release of Malayalam softcore pornography, Malayalam softcore film ''Kinnara Thumbikal'' in 2000. This film would go on to pioneer a new wave of low-budget softcore porn films in the state, with Shakeela starring in many of them. In Kerala's hero-centric Malayalam cinema, mainstream industry of her time, Shakeela's emergence as a liberated woman, who displays her sexuality in defiance of social norms led to what became known as Malayalam cinema's ''Shakeela tharangam'' (Shakeela wave). Early life Shakeela was born in Chennai into Urdu and Telugu speaking Muslim family. Her mother was from Nello ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenny (actor)
Pollapragada Janardhana Rao, popularly known as Jenny, is an Indian comedian and artist, who appears in Telugu films and Telugu television. Jenny is from a Telugu Brahmin family from Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh. He is a mime artist. He has performed at over 1,000 shows in India as well as abroad. He acted in comic roles in more than 400 films and on television. He also did mime in many government funded TV ads. Partial filmography *'' Padamati Sandhya Ragam'' (1987) *'' Aha Naa Pellanta'' (1987) as Server in star hotel *''O Bharya Katha'' (1988) as Priest *'' Vijay'' (1989) as Defence Council *''Paila Pachessu'' (1989) *'' Pranadaata'' (1992) *'' Hello Brother'' (1994) *'' Lucky Chance'' (1994) *''Kishkindha Kanda'' (1994) *'' Yamaleela'' (1994) *''Criminal'' (1994) *''Street Fighter'' (1995) as Subba Rao *''Khaidi Inspector'' (1995) as Subbarayudu *''Alibaba Adbhuta Deepam'' (1995) as Seth *'' Pokiri Raja'' (1995) *''Amma Durgamma'' (1996) *''Pelli Sandadi'' (1996) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duvvasi Mohan
Duvvasi Mohan is an Indian actor who is known for acting in comic roles, primarily in Telugu cinema, Telugu films. He is from Jagtial. He entered Telugu cinema as a producer, but later turned to acting and appeared in comedy roles in over 350 films. He turned lead actor for ''Kurkure'' (2008). Partial filmography * ''College Student'' (1996) * ''Korukunna Priyudu'' (1997) * ''Ayyinda Leda'' (1997) as Guravayya * ''Circus Sattipandu'' (1997) * ''Priya O Priya'' (1997) * ''Prathista (1998), Prathista'' (1998) as James Bonda * ''Mee Aayana Jagratha'' (1998) * ''Samarasimha Reddy'' (1999) * ''College (2000 film), College'' (2000) * ''Chiranjeevulu (2001 film), Chiranjeevulu'' (2001) * ''Jayam (2002 film), Jayam'' (2002) * ''Sambaram'' (2003) * ''Okariki Okaru'' (2003) * ''Lakshmi Narasimha (film), Lakshmi Narasimha'' (2004) * ''Naa Autograph'' (2004) * ''Swamy (2004 film), Swamy'' (2004) * ''Tapana (film), Tapana'' (2004) * ''Jai (2004 Telugu film), Jai'' (2004) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
